PowKiddy X18S LineageOS Beta #4 (Chrome crash fix) (Patreon)

Turns out Chrome crashes when location services are enabled but no telephony service is found on a telephony-enabled device.

Technically our X18S isn't a telephony-enabled device, but because the built-in sensors are hidden behind a dummy LTE modem it is treated like one.

Because of this I had to add a bit of extra code to the framework to ensure Chrome doesn't commit suicide.

How to install: Unpack the attached files using 7zip and follow the included instructions found inside README.txt. For those simply upgrading, please enter "NO" when asked whether you want to wipe userdata!

For those needing the Google Play Store: The PowKiddy X18S is a read-only partition device, which means flashing Google Play app packages (via a recovery) isn't possible. Magisk is shipped out-of-box though, allowing the install of system-less Google Play packages like MagiskGapps. The included README.txt contains a section explaining how to.

For those needing root: Magisk is included out of box and only needs to be activated on first boot. Due to the boot partition being signed, in-app updates of Magisk will render the device semi-bricked. Long story short: Don't update Magisk! When a new Magisk update gets released I will make sure to release a new build containing it!

Changelog

• Fixed a crash in Google Chrome

Unfixable known issues (including fixable things that aren't up to me to fix)

• The screen turns off while using HDMI output (PowKiddy uses this to hide the fact that their LCM/LCD rotation values are off, but there's little I can do to fix this unless someone at PowKiddy decides to send me the kernel sourcecode)
• Updating Magisk or trying to uninstall it via the app semi-bricks the device because the bootloader expects signed boot images (don't do it)
• The kernel wakes the device up every so and so minutes for a split second (its annoying, but there's little I can do to fix this unless someone at PowKiddy decides to send me the kernel sourcecode)
• Windows Defender falsely reports X18STool.exe as a trojan (because it interacts with adb, fastboot and uname to get the things it needs to do done)